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Strong's #1137 - בָּנִי
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Bani = “built”
1) a Gadite, one of David’s mighty warriors
2) a Levite of the line of Merari, and forefather to Ethan
3) a man of Judah of the line of Pharez
4) “children of Bani” returned from captivity with Zerubbabel
5) one or up to three Levites in Nehemiah’s time
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2 Levites,
a. 1 Chronicles 6:31;
b. Nehemiah 3:17; compare Nehemiah 8:7 (= בִּנּוּי Nehemiah 10:10) Nehemiah 9:4 (twice in verse) (repeated probably by error, compare BeRy) Nehemiah 9:5; Nehemiah 10:14; Nehemiah 11:22. On Ezra 2:40 = Nehemiah 7:43 compare Gr Geschichte.ii.2,389; he reads קדמיאל בני for קדמיאל לבני, taking בני as proper name, as 3Ezra 5:26 Καδμιηλου καὶ Βαννου.
3 a man of Judah 1 Chronicles 9:4 (מִן) בָּנִי Qr ( > Kt בנימן).
4 Ezra 2:10 read בִּנּוּי compare "" Nehemiah 7:15.
5 heads of families of Isr.
a. Ezra 10:29;
b. Nehemiah 10:15;
c. Ezra 10:34 but perhaps read בִּנּוּי or בִּגְּוַי compare above
6 an Israelite Ezra 10:38. — (בני as proper name Palmyrene Vog No. 94.)
בָּנִי (“built”), [Bani], pr.n.
(1) a man, one of David’s heroes, 2 Samuel 23:36.
(2) 1 Chronicles 6:31.
(3) 1 Chronicles 9:4 קרי.
(4) Nehemiah 3:17, 9:4, 10:14 11:22.
(5) see בִּנּוּי No. 1.
(6) Ezra 10:29, 34 Ezra 10:34, 38 Ezra 10:38; Nehemiah 8:7, 10:15.
